What a laugh! It was great fun! Even the kids liked it!
Plano Talkers was well represented with Chuck, Mary, Mike, Stephen J, Sheryl, Carlos and Brian (with family) in attendance. Participating, in addition to our speakers Mike and Stephen, were: Chuck as Sergeant at Arms, Mary as a Vote Counter, and Sheryl as a timer.
Three Tall Tales were told:
Stephen J talked about the witch’s nose hairs in the “Tale of Two Hairs”.
Irene from DFW Tech Talk told us how “la cucaracha” and jalepinos formed the Rio Grand River.
Brian from Plano Presenters told us how the Ringling Brothers and a “Pink Ape” founded the first circus.
After a suitable break for the Judges to make their choices we moved on to the Humorous Speech Contest.
Irene taught us how important the “Learning Curve” is when learning a new language.
Mike wore his SMU shirt to tell us the story of his first wekk at college and the “Three Lessons” he learned that week.
Todd from Intelligent Speakers told a wonderful story about the cat he adopted from the Austin Humane Society.
After the speeches and after the Cheif Judge returned to the room, we heard a few announcements:
Area 46 Governor Shiryl thanked everyone for attending and reminded us that dues are due. She also mentioned that all four clubs in the Area will get credit for training four or more Officers this last training period.
Division Governor Melinda invited everyone to attend the Division Level Contest on Saturday October 25th.
District Representative Reed told us about the Fall Conference in early November and the special guest speaker we will have (watch for the flyers). He also said that the District is more than meeting its goals for new members and that the October New Membership Reward Event will be larger than originally planned (watch for details because we get to go).
Finally, the winners were announced:
Tall tales: Stephen J was the winner with Irene taking Second.
Humorous Speech: Irene was the winner with Mike taking Second.
A good time, laughter, and good food were enjoyed by all. See you in October!
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